Back on the north island I was again not lucky with the weather. It was almost everyday rainy, foggy and cloudy. It was not easy to choose the right moment to visit the Hobbiton Movie set. According to the weather forecast it was rainy the whole week in this region. So I tried to make …
Well, after the south pit of New Zealand I went up on the eastern side of the south island to Dunedin (comes from Gaelic Dùn Èidann which is the name for Edinburgh and means “Fort on the hillside”). Lovely student city, but for me just a city like others. After that I decided to see …
After a 3.5h cruise with the Interislander Ferry departing 3.30am in Wellington I passed the Cook Strait and arrived in Picton on the South Island. First I was looking for a nice spot on the Marlborough Sounds to have a nap 😉 . After that I went to Nelson and further to Kaiteriteri which is …
I went to Auckland and thought it will be easy to rent a campervan. But I was wrong. The first 5 days in Auckland I called and emailed every known Camper-rental Company and always I heard the same thing: “Sorry, but we are fully booked out until April”. But I know there is always a …